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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Assistant Nick Lyford
A royal day out at Hampton Court Concours
On 6th September a group of fellow Coachmakers, joined by several of the Distillers’ Livery Car Club, attended the Hampton Court Concours of Elegance event in the beautiful palace grounds. This has become an annual outing for us, but this […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Liveryman Andrew Blatherwick
Arkwright Awards’ scholar completes work experience at RVL Aviation
Pranay Shah, one of our Arkwright Awards’ scholars sponsored by the Coachmakers, has recently completed a week’s work experience at RVL Aviation at East Midlands Airport. Pranay clearly impressed the team at RVL – the following report from Jackie Welburn, […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Chibuzo Victor Chimeka
Scholarship winner on the next step to an engineering career
Chibuzo Victor Chimeka, a previous winner of the Coachmakers’ Sir Frederick Handley Page Scholarship, has recently graduated from Brunel University with an MEng in Aerospace Engineering. He recently posted the following on LinkedIn. First of all, I would like to […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Liveryman Alastair Boyes
A successful game shoot
The Coachmakers’ game shooting day of the 2025/26 season took place at the Teffont Magna estate in Wiltshire on 10th September. The day consisted of four drives shot by a team of eight guns. The team was made up of […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Assistant Roger Woodbridge
Inaugural City Livery sailing challenge
Coachmakers gallantly battled the weather in the Solent together with 11 other Livery Companies for the inaugural sailing challenge held at Seaview Yacht Club, Isle of Wight on Saturday 20th September 2025. The Princess Royal Challenge Cup was held to […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Honorary Assistant David Barrett
A road less travelled: Bergen, Norway
Last month an enjoyable sea cruise was undertaken to explore Norway’s west coast fjords. Norway has more than 1,000 distinct fjords – did you know that the longest of these very deep waterways, Sognefjord, stretches more than 200km inland? Our […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Honorary Assistant David Barrett
A new Legal Livery Group for the City
During the past year the serving Sheriffs have presented a series of City & legal events at the Old Bailey with a programme of impressive speakers and subjects. Past speakers include Baroness Theresa May (modern slavery and supply chains), the […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Honorary Assistant David Barrett
Harnessing heritage: The City’s equine legacy
Pictured above: The Saddlers’ Clerk addresses the gathering On Friday 12th September the Guild of Young Freemen organised an evening of integration with four of the City’s most distinguished equine Livery Companies for a unique celebration of London’s rich heritage […]
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Coachlines - July 2025
31.07.25 The Master Stephen Fitz-Gerald
Master’s message – July 2025
Pictured above: The Master with Sir Andrew Parmley KStJ It is hard to believe that Beverley and I are now entering our last few weeks as your Master and Mistress. Our year-to-date has been an unbelievable joy with so many […]
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Coachlines - July 2025
31.07.25 Assistant Lyn Litchfield
A letter from the Editor – July 2025
Dear readers, As another Livery year draws to a close, it is my pleasure to present this final edition of Coachlines under the stewardship of our Master, Stephen Fitz-Gerald. In his Master’s Message, which opens this issue, he reflects on […]
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Coachlines - July 2025
31.07.25 The Clerk Lt Col Craig Hallatt
Clerk’s notes – July 2025
I start this month with a brief apology about my previous notes in June. After giving such a detailed presentation of the process on creativity and composition of the Bluebird K7 Suite – written to commemorate Donald Campbell’s life, his […]
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Coachlines - July 2025
31.07.25 Steward Sir Kevin Leeson
Update from the Membership Committee
I am delighted to be writing this my first update as Chair of your Membership Committee. It is an honour to take over leadership of the Memcom and I thank my predecessor, Assistant Rakesh Sharma OBE, for his good work […]
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